Pookapoo
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Okay, so I found an old growler in storage around the house and I got it all cleaned and got a stopper and an airlock ready for it, and it just looks sad sitting there all empty so....
I have never made cider before or anything more complex than partial extract beer with specialty grains but I want to try my hand at cider making. I was looking through some recipes and came up with this.
1 gallon of apple juice (no preservatives)
1/4pound light DME
1 half gallon of water
dash of hops (whatever I have lying around) Just a pinch of rabbit food style.
I'm thinking mix the DME with just enough water to get it into solution. (estimating a quart or so)
Then bring that to a boil and sprinkle in a (very very) few hop pellets and boil for about 30 minutes, adding water as needed to keep the the amount to about a quart.
Cool the mixture to about 65F then combine the DME "wort" (1 quart) with dry yeast and pour it into a flask and stir overnight with an airlock on like I would do for a starter.
Pitch the starter into the growler and top off with apple juice, leaving enough headroom for foam.
Ferment 2 weeks in growler, then bottle.
(or as long as it takes the sg to bottom out)
Give it two weeks in the bottles before sampling.
Ideas?
For yeast I got muntons and coopers, for hops I got fuggle and cascade.
This is just a quick messing around kinda project so I'm not gonna buy anything else other than the apple juice. Just looking for a review of the process really. All opinions are appreciated. Thanks in advance!
P.S.- If I want a sparkling cider can I prime the bottles with sugar just as I would with beer or would I need to use less or is that just a bad idea?
I have never made cider before or anything more complex than partial extract beer with specialty grains but I want to try my hand at cider making. I was looking through some recipes and came up with this.
1 gallon of apple juice (no preservatives)
1/4pound light DME
1 half gallon of water
dash of hops (whatever I have lying around) Just a pinch of rabbit food style.
I'm thinking mix the DME with just enough water to get it into solution. (estimating a quart or so)
Then bring that to a boil and sprinkle in a (very very) few hop pellets and boil for about 30 minutes, adding water as needed to keep the the amount to about a quart.
Cool the mixture to about 65F then combine the DME "wort" (1 quart) with dry yeast and pour it into a flask and stir overnight with an airlock on like I would do for a starter.
Pitch the starter into the growler and top off with apple juice, leaving enough headroom for foam.
Ferment 2 weeks in growler, then bottle.
(or as long as it takes the sg to bottom out)
Give it two weeks in the bottles before sampling.
Ideas?
For yeast I got muntons and coopers, for hops I got fuggle and cascade.
This is just a quick messing around kinda project so I'm not gonna buy anything else other than the apple juice. Just looking for a review of the process really. All opinions are appreciated. Thanks in advance!
P.S.- If I want a sparkling cider can I prime the bottles with sugar just as I would with beer or would I need to use less or is that just a bad idea?